PETERSFIELD.
PETTY SESSIONS,Tuesday.—Present: The Hon. J. J. Carnegie (chairman), Sir J. C. Jervoise, Bart., M.P., and J. Waddington, Esq.
LICENCE—A licence was granted to Jeholda Morgan for the Volunteer Arms (late Railway Accommodation, Petersfield). The application was supported by Mr. Minty, who produced testimonials of a very high order from officers under whom applicant had served in the Royal Marine Artillery for upwards of 21 years.
STRAYED CATTLE—Two informations were laid by P.C. Troup against parties allowing cattle to stray on the highways. There were no aggravating circumstances in either case, and each was dismissed on payment of costs.
SETTING WIRES—Hy. Porter and Rich. Moore, both of Buriton, were convicted of setting wires for pheasants. Previous convictions having been proved against them they were fined £2 10s. each with costs, or in default two months’ imprisonment with hard labor.
ASSAULT WITH INTENT, &C.—John Lloyd, of Langrish, was brought up in custody, charged with a felonious assault on Harriet Sims, aged 16 years, at Bramdean, on Sunday, the 13th of August last. A warrant was issued at the time, but prisoner had eluded it till the 5th inst. (the day before Petersfield Heath Fair, when he was apprehended by P.C. Elderfield on the Heath.—Complainant deposed as follows:—I live with my mother at Bramdean-gate. John Lloyd, the prisoner, came to our house on Sunday, Aug. 13th, about three o’clock in the afternoon. I was upstairs: my mother called me down. Prisoner had tea with us, and left about five o’clock, when he asked me to walk a little way with him. My mother said I might go and get a few nuts. I went with him: he had a black horse, and he walked by its side. The horse had no saddle, but had a sack on its back, and had a cart bridle on with blinkers. We walked to the Petersfield side of Westmeon Hut—rather more than two miles from Bramdean-gate. After we had passed the hut I saw a man and woman who walked by us, but I did not know them. After they had passed I said to prisoner I should bid him good-bye, as I could not go any further with him. When I left him he kissed me two or three times. After I had bid him good bye I walked away towards my home, but he called after me, and said he wanted to speak to me. I walked on, and he followed me. He took hold of me, and threw me against the bank.—(Complainant here described prisoner’s conduct, the particulars of which are unfit for publication.)—Complainant continued—I holloaed as loud as I could, and prisoner put his hand on my throat and pinched it. I struggled with him, and continued to holloa until he released me. I told him I should go to Petersfield and tell what had transpired, but he pushed me and persuaded me to go home. When he found I was going towards Petersfield he got upon his horse and galloped off in that direction. When I got near Basing Parklodge I saw him watching for me, and as soon as he saw me he galloped off again. When I got near Old Down barn I met Fanny White and Walter Ransome, in a four-wheeler. I knew them, and complained to them that a man had ill-used me. I then went on towards Petersfield, and slept at Mrs. Underwood’s, at Langrish. I told her all that had happened, and showed her the marks on my neck where prisoner had pinched me. On Monday morning I went on to Beckham-lane turnpike gate, which is kept by Mr. Geo. Felton, who also rents Bramdean-gate, and to whom I am engaged as servant. I told him what had happened. On Tuesday my grand-father, Thomas Sims, came to see me, and I also complained to him of the occurrence.—Frances White deposed:—I was living at Bramdean on the 13th of Aug. I went to Buriton that day with my cousin, Walter ransom, in a four-wheeler, and returned in the evening about seven o’clock, when we met a man riding on a horse, which was galloping, near the blacksmith’s shop at Horndean. I noticed that the horse had blinkers on. We afterwards met Harriet Sims near an old barn. She stopped us, and asked if we had seen a man on a horse, and if he was galloping. She was trembling and could hardly speak, and complained of having been ill used by a man.—Elizabeth Underwood deposed: On Sunday, Aug. 13th, Harriet Sims came to my house between nine and ten o’clock at night. She could hardly speak for trembling. She told me a man had ill-used her. I saw that her shawl was torn, and that there was a hole in the lower part of her dress. She complained of her neck being stiff. She slept at my house that night, and complained of her neck again in the morning.—Thomas Sims deposed: I live at Langrish. On Tuesday, Aug. 13th, Mr. Felton sent for me to go to Beckham-lane gate. I there saw Harriet Sims—my granddaughter, who complained of having been ill-used by a man. She showed me her neck, on which were several black marks, as if it had been pinched.
P.C. Elderfield stated: I received a warrant on Tuesday, Aug. 13th, to apprehend the prisoner, John Lloyd, but could not execute it until Thursday, 5th inst., when I found him on Petersfield Heath. I told him I had a charge against him, to which he replied, ”Yes,” and after a moment’s pause he said again, ‟Yes, all right, I know, I’ve been expecting it.” Prisoner having been cautioned in the usual form declined saying anything, and was committed for trial at the Quarter Sessions to be holden next week. Bail was refused.